Beaumont Health with other

partners is piloting a program at

eight Dearborn Public Schools to

encourage healthier lifestyles for

students with more physical ac-

tivity, better nutrition and even

growing their own produce . The

grant’s wide-ranging wellness

effort includes incorporating

more nutrition and health infor-

mation into science and math

classes, reaching out to families

via newsletters and activity

nights, creating more physical

activities for students from quick

in-school brain boosters to after

school clubs, and reworking gym

lessons based on best practices.

The most visible change, though,

is that each school will get a food

and flower garden that students

will help build, maintain and use

in science classes. Gardens beds

and apple and pear trees are be-

ing placed this fall. All that and

more is part of D-SHINES,

(Dearborn - School Health

through Integrated Nutrition &

Exercise Strategies) for Healthy

Kids!

Garden Project: D-Shines

Salina Intermediate

Wildcat Tracks M A Y I S S U E 2 0 1 9

Yes! Spring is finally here! The

weather is getting warmer and the

sun is shining more often. It can be

hard to get our readers and writers

engaged. However, when you are

negotiating with your children, think

about this: they are home for 6

hours a night. They can spare that

30 minutes for reading and writing.

It makes all the difference in future

success.

We are also reading a great deal of

If you are interested in volun-

teering at school or chaperoning

for a field trip, you must fill out a

form in the main office. This

form is necessary for the safety

and well being of our students.

The process takes up to 2

weeks. Please do not wait till the

last minute to fill this form out.

Stop by the main office anytime.

Our secretaries will help you fill

it out. You will need a photo

copy of your most recent driv-

ers license or State Photo ID .

research about cell phones,

tablets and computer use. These

devices must be limited. Kids

learn from outdoor active play,

playing with other kids and us-

ing their imaginations. Allow

kids to grow and explore. Elec-

tronics should have a time limit

unless used for an academic

purpose. Have a great spring!

Volunteers and Chaperones

D E A R B O R N P U B L I C

S C H O O L S

S T U D E N T S F I R S T

I N S P I R E , E D U C A T E , C E L E B R A T E

Superhero's keep on reading!

P A G E 2

Diversity Day

Salina Stem: Girls who code !

Girls who code is an initia-

tive starting at Salina to

encourage our young wild-

cats to think about careers

in engineering and comput-

er. Girls Who Code is on a

mission to close the gender

gap in technology and to

change the image of what a

programmer looks likes and

does. The girls would meet

afterschool every Monday

and learn about coding

from actual computer pro-

grammers from around the

community. Thank you to

all the wonderful staff and

volunteers for supporting

Girls Who Code at Salina!!

Five of our fifth grades Sa-

lina Intermediate Students

were chosen to be mentors

to Salina Elementary Stu-

dents. These students are:

Shayma Amer, Nahrain

Altaweel, Abduljalil Hus-

sein, Abdullah Shuaibi, and

Hafth Almuflahi. Our fifth

graders were trained in

Visual Memory Techniques

and are able to perform

activities to help Salina Ele-

mentary Students strength-

en their memory. These

activities develop a child’s

ability to store visual infor-

mation which can improve

reading, writing, and

spelling skills.

-Amal Qayed

event after school. It has be-

come a proud tradition at

Salina Intermediate. Thank

you to our wonderful staff,

admin and volunteers for this

huge endeavor especially An-

gela Talukdar and Yasmin

Mohamed. You made Salina

We also delve more deeply

into the understanding of cul-

tures by learning and perform-

ing authentic songs, poetry and

dance from various world

cultures. Religious and cultural

artifacts are in showcases and

decorate the hallways, giving

the school a museum feel. The

whole community is invited

and welcomed to join in the

celebration of diversity, and

recognition that there is beau-

ty to be found in all cultures.

Students and staff dress in

traditional cultural clothes that

school day then attend the

On Friday, April 26th, we

hosted our 5th annu-

al Diversity Day at Salina Inter-

mediate. We celebrated the

richness and beauty of various

cultures around the world.

This celebration begins in our

Social Studies classes. Students

study religion in 7th grade and

countries in 6th. This event

was born out of a culminating

activity for our units of study,

so it has a strong academic

foundation. Students research

and create project boards for

religion and countries and get

to present them at the event.

S A L I N A